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I've decided to post a small update on my story. I've been aways from work for 14 weeks now. I feel much better. I saw my family doctor this morning and I'll go back back to work on January 3rd (after a 16 weeks break). I'll go back gradually, only working a few days a week, then I'll be working full time again on February 4th. I kinda got used to be at home and not have any schedule at all. I wished it could go on forever, but that's obviously not possible. I feel better and I have no reason to stay at home more than that. I'm still a bit tired, but I guess this is common being a parent with a 4 and a half year old son running around.

Gaming did help me get better (that and reading, sleeping, seeing a psychologist and so on). I thought I'd play much more than I did (went from an average of 3-4 hours per week to 9-10 hours per week). I also kept busy doind some light work on the house and stuff like that.

If any of you feel overwelmed by life and/or work, I strongly advise to seek help and professional ressources. I waited too long to do so and my problem only grew bigger.

Thanks again for all the support !

I'm glad you are feeling better!!! I'll be coming back to this post to see how you get back to work and if everything goes ok, since I'm sure that will be a bit tough after weeks of rest.

I've decided to post a small update on my story. I've been aways from work for 14 weeks now. I feel much better. I saw my family doctor this morning and I'll go back back to work on January 3rd (after a 16 weeks break). I'll go back gradually, only working a few days a week, then I'll be working full time again on February 4th. I kinda got used to be at home and not have any schedule at all. I wished it could go on forever, but that's obviously not possible. I feel better and I have no reason to stay at home more than that. I'm still a bit tired, but I guess this is common being a parent with a 4 and a half year old son running around.

Gaming did help me get better (that and reading, sleeping, seeing a psychologist and so on). I thought I'd play much more than I did (went from an average of 3-4 hours per week to 9-10 hours per week). I also kept busy doind some light work on the house and stuff like that.

If any of you feel overwelmed by life and/or work, I strongly advise to seek help and professional ressources. I waited too long to do so and my problem only grew bigger.

Thanks again for all the support !

glad to hear you're in a better place =) hope the return to work goes well - sounds like you have a good plan of easing back into it!

My family pitched in to buy me a Switch for my birthday. The game they bought me was Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Really didn't expect it since none of my family really buys video games unless they are like $15.

My mom also bought me a year of PS+, which really surprised me. I downloaded Iconoclasts and SOMA from the free games. All in all, a good birthday.

Seems that isn't the only game. I opened it up and in addition to that, Trine Enchanted Edition and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream also were available to be connected and had the same countdown timer attached to them.

Oh, that's weird. Ok, then that probably means that when you sync/refresh the GOG Connect page, it checks if new games are part of the deal and if they are for you, you have 24 hours to request the game. For me, Trine and I have No Mouth are both listed as "Unavalable" since I don't own these games on Steam. But Shadowrun Returns in a new added game in GOG Connect since I checked yesterday and it wasn't there. With the holidays coming I guess we'll have to follow every major game site. I expect to see a LOT of free games. Well actually, in the past five years I've seen so many good free games that I could have played these almost exclusively and have enough titles to keep me busy most of the time! :)

Seems that isn't the only game. I opened it up and in addition to that, Trine Enchanted Edition and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream also were available to be connected and had the same countdown timer attached to them.

I hate the ending of the Last of Us. I would have chosen to let her die, so they can make a cure. Not because I don´t like Ellie, but because it would have been the right thing to do. For the same reason I sacrificed Chloe to save the town. in Life is Strange.

Planescape: Torment The amount of things you learn about your past lives is insane. Like when I first went into the Tomb of the Nameless One and found out what the rest of my tattoo on my back said. Or how nearly each companion is tied to your past and is lying to you about something in your past for their own reasons. And I haven't even finished the game.

Bioshock was a good one too, I agree.

Wasteland 2 had a few cool twists with companions and the final boss that are hinted at if you talked to the companions and connected some dots. It was crap that it made them more powerful than when they were on your side though.

Halo Combat Evolved Finding out about the Flood and realizing they're the true enemy and learning Halo's true purpose.

The Last of Us Joel lies to Ellie and that arguably makes him a villain. I've always disagreed with this because his intentions are of his heart and I don't think that makes him evil. Selfish and a liar but not evil. He should have been honest. I think it added a lot to his character growth. The story revolves around a father learning to love someone like he loved his daughter again. He'd rather never let her choose to give her life as a potential cure for the disease just to make sure he didn't lose his second daughter. It's selfish but it's also an act that he cares about her as well. I'd argue a lot of parents would have reacted similarly.

I agree with your take on The Last of Us, Joel's decisions shouldn't have portrayed him as a bad guy. Yes the people claimed they could make a cure, but there was no way of telling if this was a complete solution or if it would even work in the first place. The only thing that was guaranteed was the girl's death, and having spent the entire game trying to save her, I would've probably made the same choice myself (if you had the choice). And how could he have been completely honest? If he told her the truth, she would spend her life knowing she could've saved people, and that would've really messed her up. It makes total sense why he made the choices he did, and I don't think they were ethically wrong.

I assume you're referring to Xbox exclusives, in which you'd be completely correct. Other than having great backwards compatibility and many of my friends being on it (which is completely situational), Xbox really doesn't much going for it this generation. I do like their controller better, but that is probably because I grew up with an Xbox and a 360. I really wish I could play so many of the PS exclusives, but I'm not willing to pay over $200 for essentially the same console.

And yes, PC gaming is very overrated, especially with how inconvenient games are on them. You're constantly being bombarded with better hardware, and each game has different requirements. At least with a console you know that all you have to do is install a game, and it will run (well at least 95% of the time). I've heard by many PC gamers that they spend up to 20% of their gaming time just getting games to run correctly, and that's a lot of wasted time! I'm not saying there aren't positives to PC gaming, but in my book the inconvenience outweighs those positives.

I definitely agree that at the core, Call of Duty is a solid shooter. It's just tiring to see it each and every year.Skyrim can be fun with no mods. I think the game is very fun. I just don't think it's a good action-RPG, it's a better sandbox.

I think that indie and kickstarted games have more hope and integrity than AAA games. I can't stand the same AAA style all the time. Sure there's some that are good but most of the time the only ones worth their price tag are console exclusives. Otherwise I'd rather look to the smaller fields that are allowed to take risks in game design and stories.I'm saddened that Obsidian and inXile got bought by Microsoft. At least I'm still getting The Outer Worlds and Wasteland 3.

Any and all microtransactions and lootboxes are scummy practice in games you pay to play initially. I don't care even if it's "only cosmetic" that's still part of the experience and it's something we used to have in games. Overwatch may not be that bad but I don't find it excusable. Game publishers don't need more money, their investors (or themselves) usually just see any extra monetization they don't include as money being left on the table that they could be making.

Fallout 3 is mediocre. Fallout 4 is bad. Bioshock Infinite is bad too but that's more of a polarized popular/unpopular opinion.

Oh, another thing! If there is absolutely no game in your backlog/plan to play that starts with a certain letter and you still wanna finish the alphabet, you could play a game where a word in the title starts with said letter ie playing “Tales of Zestiria” for the letter Z...

Planescape: Torment The amount of things you learn about your past lives is insane. Like when I first went into the Tomb of the Nameless One and found out what the rest of my tattoo on my back said. Or how nearly each companion is tied to your past and is lying to you about something in your past for their own reasons. And I haven't even finished the game.

Bioshock was a good one too, I agree.

Wasteland 2 had a few cool twists with companions and the final boss that are hinted at if you talked to the companions and connected some dots. It was crap that it made them more powerful than when they were on your side though.

Halo Combat Evolved Finding out about the Flood and realizing they're the true enemy and learning Halo's true purpose.

The Last of Us Joel lies to Ellie and that arguably makes him a villain. I've always disagreed with this because his intentions are of his heart and I don't think that makes him evil. Selfish and a liar but not evil. He should have been honest. I think it added a lot to his character growth. The story revolves around a father learning to love someone like he loved his daughter again. He'd rather never let her choose to give her life as a potential cure for the disease just to make sure he didn't lose his second daughter. It's selfish but it's also an act that he cares about her as well. I'd argue a lot of parents would have reacted similarly.

I've decided to post a small update on my story. I've been aways from work for 14 weeks now. I feel much better. I saw my family doctor this morning and I'll go back back to work on January 3rd (after a 16 weeks break). I'll go back gradually, only working a few days a week, then I'll be working full time again on February 4th. I kinda got used to be at home and not have any schedule at all. I wished it could go on forever, but that's obviously not possible. I feel better and I have no reason to stay at home more than that. I'm still a bit tired, but I guess this is common being a parent with a 4 and a half year old son running around.

Gaming did help me get better (that and reading, sleeping, seeing a psychologist and so on). I thought I'd play much more than I did (went from an average of 3-4 hours per week to 9-10 hours per week). I also kept busy doind some light work on the house and stuff like that.

If any of you feel overwelmed by life and/or work, I strongly advise to seek help and professional ressources. I waited too long to do so and my problem only grew bigger.

Interesting idea and except for the letters X and Y I've games in my backlog that would fit. I wouldn't buy any new games just for having something that begins with X or Y. For those I would pick alternatives.If I participate I wouldn't care about any time limit or the order of the games. Mainly because I've already planned my replay of the Tomb Raider classics as well as my KH backlog that I planned to finished before KH III. So two of my "gaming slots" are already in use by TR and KH leaving just the 4h slot for other stuff.

Yeah, I am thinking to have no time limit and also it is not a rule that you have to play the games in the consecutive order of the alphabet. That would be dumb, haha!

Interesting idea and except for the letters X and Y I've games in my backlog that would fit. I wouldn't buy any new games just for having something that begins with X or Y. For those I would pick alternatives.If I participate I wouldn't care about any time limit or the order of the games. Mainly because I've already planned my replay of the Tomb Raider classics as well as my KH backlog that I planned to finished before KH III. So two of my "gaming slots" are already in use by TR and KH leaving just the 4h slot for other stuff.

A lot of the fime I feel like the enjoyment of a game is down to circumstance, the right game for the right time. I never understand these self imposed challenges in attempt to force your way through a backlog, not that I ever participate anyway.

for me it's not about "forcing" anything, it's more of a way to look at about 2,000 games and decide on one to play - hopefully one that I wouldn't otherwise have thought of right away. At the same time I'm always playing whatever I'm in the mood for, but I usually have multiple games on the go - we all approach these things differently =)

A lot of the fime I feel like the enjoyment of a game is down to circumstance, the right game for the right time. I never understand these self imposed challenges in attempt to force your way through a backlog, not that I ever participate anyway.

I participate just as a fun little side thing. I don't center my backlog around these challenges, rather I play what I want and see what games fit which categories. It's an added sense of accomplishment, kinda.

Rockstar makes boring games. I can't stand Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption. I have tried to, was forced to finish both RDR1 and GTA5.

New games are objectively better than old ones. Don't get me wrong! I love both new and old games, but it is hard to say that something like God of War is worse than Super Mario Bros., even though the latter is touted as a peerless masterpiece (which it is, but more for what it did to gaming, and for its time).

Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2 are amazing games. Sure, they take a bit of time to get into, but the same could be said about a lot of games. Final Fantasy VII, on the other hand, was amazing when it came out, but aged very badly. Where is the remake?!

I am a strong believer that the industry should band together and make one console per generation. Let Sony design the hardware with Nintendo. MS can take over the online network. And they can all have their own controller schemes/wagglemotes, etc. I am tired of needing to spend all this money each generation just to keep up... and with the midgen upgrades? Ugh. Enough of this! Of course, there is room for a handheld alongside the console, but Crossplay/buy would be necessary!

I am sure if I sat down to think some more, I would be able to say more... but lets say this is enough for now!

I think pretty much everyone would agree with you, but let's at least be happy that there's only a few contenders, and Sony and Microsoft have around 90% of the same games. Look at how the streaming market is right now with Netflix, HBO, Disney, CBS, etc. There's gotta be around 15 to 20 of them now, which is absolutely ridiculous. I think gamers have it much easier than avid TV show fanatics. I still completely agree with you, but at the same time there are positives to the situation. If there was no competition, then there would be no incentive to extensively upgrade a console's power, or set the pricing at a reasonable level. At least some competition is needed in the market for these consoles to be buyer friendly. In a perfect world though, yes, one console would be great!